Jeff Sessions wants his Senate seat in Alabama back.
The former US Attorney General has announced that he is entering the Republican Party race.
He was fired by US President Donald Trump last year.
72-year-old Sessions had held his seat in Alabama for more than 20 years before becoming the President’s top law official.
US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over war in Iran
The head of the National Counterterrorism Center Joseph Kent resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to the United States.
France will never take part in operations to unblock Hormuz Strait, says Macron
President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday France would never take part in operations to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that Paris was willing to help.
Iran rejects de-escalation offers; Israel says it kills Iranian security chief
Israel claimed on Tuesday to have killed Iran's security chief, while a senior Iranian official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries.
Sudan clinic supplies to run out in weeks due to regional conflict, says charity
Medical supplies to clinics dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Sudan could run out within two weeks unless shipments are rapidly rerouted after disruptions due to the conflict in the Middle East, the charity Save the Children said.
The UAE's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said air defences were responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran early on Wednesday morning.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of Iran’s attacks targeting the UAE.
The United Arab Emirates has condemned what it describes as Iranian attacks targeting its security, reaffirming that it will not tolerate any threat to its sovereignty.
